Nurse Practitioner Gastroenterology

Summary

The Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant is responsible for providing quality care to patients while under the supervision of a licensed physician.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

These duties and responsibilities described below represent the general tasks performed on a daily basis; other tasks may be assigned.

• Practice medicine within the scope of license training and credentialing
• Practice medicine in accordance with the current standards of care
• Practice medicine in accordance with the quality criteria adopted by the Medical Staff Bylaws
• Promote a safety-conscious workplace
• Evaluate and follow up with patients
• Complete patient charting and all paperwork in a timely manner
• Participate in the development and/or review of office policies and support the Practice Manager in their duties
• Demonstrate the ability to assess plan implement and evaluate individual patient care appropriate to the age of the patients served by demonstrating a strong working knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span
• Communicate appropriately with the person served regardless of age
• Attend hospital-wide orientations meetings and in-services
• Demonstrate a commitment to flexible work scheduling when necessary to ensure patient care

Supervisory Responsibilities

Reports to: CRMG Practice Administrator and/or Supervising Practice Physician Supervises: None

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability .Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience

Minimum Required Education: Graduation from an accredited Physicians Assisting program with successful completion of the National Certifying Examination administered by the National Commission of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) or graduation from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program with successful completion of the National Certifying Examination.

Preferred Education: Not applicable

Experience: 2yearsasaPhysicianAssistantorNursePractitionerispreferred

CertificatesLicenses Registrations

Applicant must possess a current unrestricted license to work as a Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant in the Commonwealth of Virginia and/or the State of North Carolina a current DEA certification without restrictions and BLS